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kentuck

(114,420 posts) Sun May 18, 2025, 09:07 AM May 18

A guy that chickened out of the Vietnam War wants a military parade? [View all]

He was too good to fight for his country?

He told them he had "bonespurs"?

I was in basic training at Fort Campbell, KY with a guy that had half a lung missing. They pretended not to notice until we went on a long morning march and he collapsed in a ditch.

Yes, there were a lot of people that got deferments for the Vietnam War, but I don't know any of them that are asking for a military parade?

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A guy that chickened out of the Vietnam War wants a military parade? [View all] kentuck May 18 OP

G.O.P. wants to rub their draft-dodging felon in the faces of our honorable soldiers BoRaGard May 18 #1

LOL +1 Emile May 18 #3

Somebody should order a bunch of those!!! calimary May 18 #11

Goood question. marble falls May 18 #2

If he had bone spurs they would still show up on an x-ray. Show us your bone spurs Donny. Botany May 18 #4

his Happy Birthday To Me parade eShirl May 18 #5

"Hey, suckers and losers, give me a parade", oasis May 18 #6

And WE Get To Pay For IT! Mr.Bee May 18 #7

Gutting essential services to The People then making us all pay for him to have events to make himself feel 'powerful'? Attilatheblond May 18 #8

"A fucking Mexican!" Kid Berwyn May 18 #9

G.O.P. draft dodger disrespects family of American soldier BoRaGard May 18 #12

I would like to see comments in every newspaper in the country! young_at_heart May 18 #20

and "" dosent give a hoot, hoot hoot. AllaN01Bear May 18 #10

The South End of a Northbound Yak... GiqueCee May 18 #13

Stolen valor Seinan Sensei May 18 #14

yep poozwah May 18 #21

I think that will make a great sign for protesting--"Trump's Stolen Valor Birthday Parade"--something along those lines. Timeflyer May 18 #25

He did more than chicken out randr May 18 #15

The military could leverage their enlistment oath and defend the constitution against a domestic enemy and Hotler May 18 #16

I tried to find one Trump family member in his Emile May 18 #17

Trump's paternal grandfather, Frederick Trump (originally Friedrich Drumpf), emigrated to the United States sop May 18 #18

draft dodger ConnieAZ1 May 18 #27

Three generations of draft dodgers... sop May 18 #28

generational draft dodgers Skittles May 18 #29

He was celebrating having a non-existent but agonizing bonespur and shouting "USA! USA!" Ping Tung May 18 #19

samuel johnson poozwah May 18 #24

On a scale of to 10, this Trump birthday parade pisses me off in the 1000+ range. democrank May 18 #22

Push this emotional button with vets and families of vets. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #23

Many guys got deferments. But Trump he lied to get his, that's a difference. Walleye May 18 #26

Just curious... why is everyone referring to it as Trump Birthday Parade? WarGamer May 18 #30

I'm glad you added the last paragraph. yorkster May 18 #31

Draft Dodgers do NOT deserve a military parade LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #32